Chaeles



(No Model.)

0. H, SCALE S.

; 'SUSPENDERQATTAOHMENT.

Patented May-15. 13

I A 1 1 s I I m 4 r N B Q Q ATTORNEYS.-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIOE.

SUSPENDER ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'Patent No. 382,834, dated May 15,1888,. Application filed Dcccmber30, 1887. Sen'alNo. 259,397. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it knownthat I, CHARLES H. SCALES, of Toronto, in the Province ofOntario and Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and usefulImprovement .in Suspender Attachments, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

This invention relates, mainly, to an improvement in buckles forconnecting the continuous doubled straps forming the ends ofself-adjusting suspenders to the webs of the same,while allowing thestraps to run freely to accommodate the movements of the wearer.

The principal object of this improvement is to secure the ends againstdisplacement when not fastened to a garment to be sustained thereby.

The invention comprises certain novel features of construction andcombinations of parts, hereinafter fully described, and distinctlypointed out in the claims.

Reference is to behad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a face view illustrating a buckle embodying my improvementadapted and applied to the front of a suspender. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of a modified form of buckle embodying my improvement suited to theback ofa pair of suspenders; and Fig. 3 is a face view of anothermodified form of backbuckle.

The body A of the buckle, taken to illustrate my improvement, is formedof wirebent to form a transverse axis, B, on which is mounted a longfriction-roller, C, over which the continuous strap forming one pair ofends, D, runs, members E, extending upward from opposite ends of theaxis B, and arms F, projecting outward from the upper ,ends of themembers E.

The outer ends of the arms F may be curled to form eyes to receive ashackle, H, for connecting the buckle to the hook of an ordinaryadjustable clasp, I, on the front of the suspeuder-web K, as shown inFig. 1, or the arms F may be extended and bent inward toward each otherto form a cross-bar, I1, for attachment to the rear portion of thesuspender-web K, as shown in Fig. 2; or, if it is desired to connectva-continuous web, K at the. back loosely to the buckle after the mannerof the strap forming the ends D, the wire body may have an upper portionin reverse duplicate of its lower portion just described, as shown inFig. 3, the continuous web running freelyover the friction-rollerOon'the upper duplicate axis, B. C

To the outward-projecting arm F of the wire bodies shownin all thefigures, andalso to the arms F ofthe duplicate body shown in Fig. 3, arein each case loosely attached the free ends of a pair of fiat branches,M, which run exteriorly along the sides of the body and considerablybeyond the axis 13 of the same, 7

and are rigidly connected by a pair of flat ob-' 7 long loops, N,attached end to end and open ing away from the friction-roller. The endstrap runsupward through one loop N to the friction-roller, and thencedownward through the other loop N, the loops thus serving as guides tothe roller and as keepers to hold the ends I) in place when not attachedto a garment. I

For fastening the ends D delachably to the garment R, I prefer toprovide them with snap-hooks 0, adapted toengage the closed outer partsof split rings 1?, the split ends of which are bent outward at arightangle to form projecting lugs P, and which are attached to thegarment by doubled tabs Q, stitched thereto, looped over the splitportions of the rings, and having their folds fastened together near thelugs? by wire clutches P, so as to hold the rings 1? somewhat stiffly inprojecting position for ready'engagement by the snaphook. This forms anextremely durable and convenient fastening.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is g 1. The sus'pender-buckle A, formed of asingle 'piece of wire bent upon itself, thereby forming an axis, B,adapted to receive the friction-roller C, said ends contracted abovesaidaxis and extended and bent to receive the end 7 of the suspender,substantially as shown and I described.

2. In a suspenderbuckle, the combination, herein described,with askeleton body having a transverse friction-roller axis, upward-pro- IOOjecting members, and outward projecting l and adapted to receive thesuspender-end, as arms, of a pair of oblong guide-loops rigidly shown,of the skeleton plate M, connected to connected end to end, and rigidbranches on the outward projection of the buckle A, and the loopsconnecting them to the outwardprovided with guide-loops NN, arranged ex-5 projecting arms of the body, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the buckle A, formed of a single piece of wire,formed with a. transverse axis, B, provided with a friction- 10 roller,0, and its ends extended and projected for the purpose specified.

CHARLES H. SCALES. \Vitnesses:

F. WV. MEAGHER, W. F. MoGEE.

terior to the said buckle, substantially as and 15

